RE: XSLT 2.0 - 3.4 "declaration"

We introduced the term "declaration" because "top-level element" was both
turgid and technically incorrect. As with other terms (for example,
instruction) it's a word that has other meanings in other specifications,
and we therefore need to make sure that it's clear from the context. I think
the fact that we always hyperlink the first occurrence of the term in any
paragraph or section to the definition achieves this goal.

Michael Kay

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> From: Svgdeveloper@aol.com [mailto:Svgdeveloper@aol.com] 
> Sent: 24 October 2002 20:11
> To: public-qt-comments@w3.org
> Subject: XSLT 2.0 - 3.4 "declaration"
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> I think the term "declaration" (used without qualification) 
> is going to cause 
> difficulties when explaining XSLT 2.0, since we already have 
> XML declaration, 
> namespace declaration etc. It seems to me that using the term 
> "declaration" 
> without some qualifying term may cause problems.
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> I wonder if it would be simpler to use a term such as "top-level XSLT 
> element" for what I understand to be the meaning of 
> "declaration". Not so 
> succinct but probably less ambiguous.
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> Andrew Watt
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Received on Friday, 25 October 2002 12:59:21 UTC